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Costs, Effects, and Utility of Microcomputer-Assisted Instruction in the Classroom
J D. Fletcher
American Educational Research Journal Vol. 27, No. 4 (1990) pp. 783–806
The costs, effects, and utility of mathematics instruction assisted by microcomputer presentations were compared with those of conventional classroom approaches, using 79 students in grades 3 and 5. Results indicate that grouping students for...
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Costs, Effects, and Utility of Microcomputer-Assisted Instruction in the Classroom
J D. Fletcher
The costs, effects, and utility of mathematics instruction supplemented by microcomputer presentations were compared with those of traditional classroom approaches for grades 3 and 5. The study was completed at a single school in a rural area of...
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Cost and Effectiveness of Computer Based Training
J D. Fletcher
The methodology and results of cost-effectiveness evaluations of computer based instruction used in military training are discussed. Methodological issues center on decisions about what cost elements and what effectiveness measures should be...
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The Stanford Project on Computer-Assisted Instruction for Hearing-Impaired Students
J D. Fletcher
Journal of Computer-Based Instruction Vol. 3, No. 1 (August 1976) pp. 1–12
This project sought to determine if CAI can significantly benefit deaf students, if it is economically practicable. Experimentation ranged from practical evaluation studies of the specific curriculums, to theoretical studies of the use of language...
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Artificial Intelligence in Education and Training: The Promise and the Reality
J D. Fletcher
An intelligent tutoring system (ITS) must: (1) represent the relevant knowledge domain; (2) represent the student's state of knowledge of the subject matter; (3) represent an expert tutor; and (4) communicate with the student. Such systems reflect a ...
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The Effectiveness and Cost of Interactive Videodisc Instruction
J D. Fletcher
Machine-Mediated Learning Vol. 3, No. 4 (1989) pp. 361–85
An analytic review of interactive videodisc instruction applied in defense training, industrial training, and higher education found that academic achievement was improved in all settings when interactive video was used. Interactive video was more...
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What Problems Do American Indians Have with English?
J D. Fletcher
Journal of American Indian Education Vol. 23, No. 1 (1983) pp. 1–14
A literature survey to determine problems American Indians experience with English focused on problems solvable through computer presentation of materials. Recommendations included practice in selected minimally contrasting vowel pairs/consonant...
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Modeling the Learner in Computer-Assisted Instruction
J D. Fletcher
Journal of Computer-Based Instruction Vol. 1, No. 4 (1975) pp. 118–126
This paper briefly reviews relevant work in four areas: 1) quantitative models of memory; 2) regression models of performance; 3) automation models of performance; and 4) artificial intelligence. (Author/HB)
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New Directions for Training Technology
J D. Fletcher
Lower manpower quality and increasingly sophisticated equipment are creating training problems for both industry and the military. The training technology demanded by this situation must be delivered to and available at the job site, must be...
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Computer Assisted Instruction in Reading: Grades 4-6
J D. Fletcher; P Suppes
Educational Technology Vol. 12, No. 8 (1972) pp. 45–49
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Cost Effectiveness of CBI in Defense Training
J D. Fletcher; Jesse Orlansky
This presentation provides an in-process review of researching efforts at the U.S. Army Research Institute and the Institute for Defense Analysis to update their earlier studies of Computer Based Instruction (CBI) cost-effectiveness. In the...
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Opportunities for New “Smart” Learning Environments Enabled by Next-Generation Web Capabilities
Philip Dodds; J. D. Fletcher
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 13, No. 4 (2004) pp. 391–404
Empirical evaluations suggest that use of interactive technologies can reduce the costs of instruction by about one-third. In addition, they can either increase achievement by about one-third while holding time constant or reduce time needed to...
Topics: Learning Objects, Interaction
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Shared Mental Models in Support of Adaptive Instruction for Teams Using the GIFT Tutoring Architecture
J. D. Fletcher; Robert A. Sottilare
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education Vol. 28, No. 2 (2018) pp. 265–285
Teams and teamwork are ubiquitous in military and civilian organizations. Their importance to organizational success cannot be overstated. This article describes the relationship and effect of three concepts: Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITSs),...
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Learning Anytime, Anywhere: Advanced Distributed Learning and the Changing Face of Education
J D. Fletcher; Sigmund Tobias; Robert A. Wisher
Educational Researcher Vol. 36, No. 2 (2007) pp. 96–102
The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative was undertaken to make education, training, and lifelong learning accessible at any time, anywhere. It has developed specifications and techniques that are being adopted globally by governments,...
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Using Computers to Help Pupils Tell the Time, Is Feedback Necessary?
D J. Messer; M H. Mohamedali; B C. Fletcher
Educational Psychology Vol. 16, No. 3 (1996) pp. 281–96
Summarizes three experiments examining the ways that various forms of feedback influence children's progress in learning to tell time through computer-based training. The experiments compared different forms of feedback as well as delays in their...